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Appointment with Death (1988)

Directed by Michael Winner

Mystery

Overview

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.

Rated PG | Length 102 minutes

Actors

Peter Ustinov | Lauren Bacall | Carrie Fisher | John Gielgud | Piper Laurie | Hayley Mills | Jenny Seagrove | David Soul | Nicholas Guest | Valerie Richards | John Terlesky | Amber Bezer | Douglas Sheldon | Michael Sarne | Michael Craig | Mohammed Hirzalla | Rudy Ruggiero | Dan Muggia | Lutuf Nouasser | Babi Neeman | Rupert Horrox | Hugh Brophy | Marcel Solomon | Aliza Ben-Moha | Iyad Hajjaj

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

By the time this film came out, the Agatha Christie movie formula (all-star cast, exotic location, etc.) was getting pretty stale.  And this film has a tired feel to it, like everyone’s just going through the motions.  And the mystery itself (and solution) is not all that interesting.

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